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obama care is the law of the land. i think there are parts of the health care law that are going to be very difficult to implement. and very expensive. and at a time where we're trying to find a way to create a path toward a balanced budget, everything has to be on the table. >> but you won't be spending the time next year, trying to repeal obama care? >> there are certainly may be parts of it that we believe need to be changed. we may do that. no decisions at this point. >> boehner backed up this quote with a tweet to the tea party fanatics in his caucus. obama care is the law of the land. but it is rising costs and threatening our goals. our goal has been and will remain full repeal. it looks like john boehner is trying to do two things here. he's keeping tea partyers on the side by taking a hard line on obama care. he's also trying to muddy the negotiations by putting obama care on the table. none of this is likely to help both sides reach a deal. here comes senator lamar alexander, who once said obama care would be
obama care is the law of the land. i think there are parts of the health care law that are going to be very difficult to implement. and very expensive. and at a time where we're trying to find a way to create a path toward a balanced budget, everything has to be on the table. >> but you won't be spending the time next year, trying to repeal obama care? >> there are certainly may be parts of it that we believe need to be changed. we may do that. no decisions at this point. >>...
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president obama says that's what mitt romney wants to do with medicare. the president took the medicare issue to where it matters most politically, the state of florida. >>> also, running against romney. we'll talk to the whom with ran against him for governor of massachusetts. shannon o'brien. what's it like and what did she learn? >>> and the great new series "the newsroom" he'll join us live in our newsroom, the real thing this time. >>> and the honest of odd couples, newt and snooki. we have to see that in action. here it is. >> newt, snooki. snooki, newt. >> what a deal. >> what up? >> more of that in the "sideshow." this is "hardball," the place for politics. hajimemashite. hajimemashite. hajimemashite. you guys like football ? thank you so much. i'm stoked. you stoked ? totally. ... and he says, "under the mattress." souse le matelas. ( laughter ) why's the new guy sending me emails from paris ? paris, france ? verizon's 4g lte devices are global-ready. plus, global data for just $25. only from verizon. juicy brats grilled up on a thursday. the per
president obama says that's what mitt romney wants to do with medicare. the president took the medicare issue to where it matters most politically, the state of florida. >>> also, running against romney. we'll talk to the whom with ran against him for governor of massachusetts. shannon o'brien. what's it like and what did she learn? >>> and the great new series "the newsroom" he'll join us live in our newsroom, the real thing this time. >>> and the honest of...
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that was president obama. today just awhile ago talking to workers at dreamworks animation in california. leaving no doubt he's not for the obstructionists in washington also known as republicans. the country he said would be better shaped without them. the president has been on offense lately as to what i've seen in the past week. he told the congress no more blocking with filibusters. here he is. >> today's pattern of obstruction, it just isn't normal. it's not what our founders envisioned. a deliberate and determined effort to obstruct everything no matter what the merits. just to refight the results of an election is not normal. and for the sake of future generations, we can't let it. >> used a muscle foreign policy to break new diplomatic ground in the middle east. >> we cannot commit ourselves to an endless cycle of conflict. and tough talk and bluster may be the easy thing to do politically, but it's not the right thing for our security. >> that was yesterday. the president's been struggling in the poll
that was president obama. today just awhile ago talking to workers at dreamworks animation in california. leaving no doubt he's not for the obstructionists in washington also known as republicans. the country he said would be better shaped without them. the president has been on offense lately as to what i've seen in the past week. he told the congress no more blocking with filibusters. here he is. >> today's pattern of obstruction, it just isn't normal. it's not what our founders...
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obama was inaugurated. determined to deny him a second term by denying him any achievement, no matter what the cost to the economy or to american security. that's something, by the way, that senate minority leader mitch mcconnell basically admitted. let's watch him. >> you said, quote, the single most important thing we want to achieve is for president obama to be a one-term president. so how do you respond to those democratic lines of attack? >> well, that is true. that's my single most important political goal along with every active republican in the country. >> in all the details, all the issues we have about last night, a lot of journalists have it with what was said in this convention especially by paul ryan in his vice presidential acceptance speech, mayor, was this claim that they were with obama from the beginning. they were rooting with this guy from the sidelines, open to cooperate with him and we know that romney was running for president again from the very day he lost last night. it's now on t
obama was inaugurated. determined to deny him a second term by denying him any achievement, no matter what the cost to the economy or to american security. that's something, by the way, that senate minority leader mitch mcconnell basically admitted. let's watch him. >> you said, quote, the single most important thing we want to achieve is for president obama to be a one-term president. so how do you respond to those democratic lines of attack? >> well, that is true. that's my single...
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is it all about obama care? is that it? >> well, ed, i think that groucho marx summarized it very well in one of his movies where he sang a song with the lyrics, "whatever it is, i'm against it." and that's where we are right now. whether it's health care, housing, education or anything else, they're against it. they have been, they are, they always will be. >> so it's almost impossible to function in this environment. so, i mean, i would say that 2014 is going to be all about obama care. i mean, i don't see how the election could be centered around anything else. your thoughts on that. >> well, it's unfortunate. the american people have needs. some of those needs are being met by obama care. we still have tens of millions of people in this country who can't see a doctor when they're sick. obama care is working towards solving those problems. something you see missing from the republican agenda. problem-solving. the desire, the urge, the responsibility to try to make the leaves of people better. that's something they simply
is it all about obama care? is that it? >> well, ed, i think that groucho marx summarized it very well in one of his movies where he sang a song with the lyrics, "whatever it is, i'm against it." and that's where we are right now. whether it's health care, housing, education or anything else, they're against it. they have been, they are, they always will be. >> so it's almost impossible to function in this environment. so, i mean, i would say that 2014 is going to be all...
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thank obama care, pants on fire, and yosemite sam. here it is. >> there's not going to be a part of, again, socializing health care in the state of texas. ♪ >> the ip being what that is will be a board that will tell you, bob, whether your level of productivity in society is worth rereceiving the rash of care as a result of obama care. ♪ i'll be unhappy if i let you go ♪ >> anyway, the ad that got most votes in the failed category was the one called "join our fight to repeal obama care" from consumer pack restore our voice. that's "hard ball" for next. coming up next, "your business with j.j. remain be jchlj.j. ra. " two years ago, the people of bp made a commitment to the gulf. twenty-three r billion dollars to help those affected and to cover cleanup costs. today, the beaches and gulf are open, and many areas are reporting their best tourism seasons in years. and bp's also committed to america. we support nearly 250,000 jobs and invest more here than anywhere else. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. our com
thank obama care, pants on fire, and yosemite sam. here it is. >> there's not going to be a part of, again, socializing health care in the state of texas. ♪ >> the ip being what that is will be a board that will tell you, bob, whether your level of productivity in society is worth rereceiving the rash of care as a result of obama care. ♪ i'll be unhappy if i let you go ♪ >> anyway, the ad that got most votes in the failed category was the one called "join our fight...
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tried to go after obama for being a rock star? not a president? >> you've jumped on the rock star part. any way, chris christie. we know his accomplishment had to go with the bridge. the annual conference where the announcement was met with derigs. let's watch that. >> he promise in the 2008 this would be his agenda. ted congress in his complete veto proof control in the senate, at least, for the first couple years of his presidency. he did nothing about this exempt, you know, blow hot air. >> the president talked about the audacity of hope. this is the audacity of the power grab. i think they should take him to court. it is a clear spraegs of separation of powers. >> first of all, he never veto proofed anything. that means 290 house members and 67 senators. noted where near that number. right? do we all agree? so he's wrong. >> why is christie saying this stuff? >> he's just trying to lay down. the interesting thing baltimore he was cautious. he realizes like jeb bush, if he actually wants to win the white house, he has to prove
tried to go after obama for being a rock star? not a president? >> you've jumped on the rock star part. any way, chris christie. we know his accomplishment had to go with the bridge. the annual conference where the announcement was met with derigs. let's watch that. >> he promise in the 2008 this would be his agenda. ted congress in his complete veto proof control in the senate, at least, for the first couple years of his presidency. he did nothing about this exempt, you know, blow...
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it's obama. i can see obama sending fema in advance of the hurricane hitting tampa. so that the republican convention is nothing but a bunch of tents in tampa. a bunch of rvs and stuff. make it look like a disaster area before the hurricane even gets there. >> did you ever think rush limbaugh would warn us of a skewed weather report? float the idea of a tax increase in his state. well, it's about the need to beef up the military personnel in case civil war breaks out in case president obama got elected. here's jung herks edd on that one. >> i'm thinking worst-case scenario. civil unrest, civil disobedience, civil war, maybe. we're not talking just a few riots here and demonstrations. we're talking lexington, concord, take-up-arms and get rid of the guy. the sheriff, i said are you going to back me? he said yeah, i'll back you. >> that was his idea of the worst-case-scenario. here's iowa u.s. congressman steve king with how president obama's mother managed to convince us all that her son was born in hawaii, not in kenya. >> i looked into that before he was sworn into
it's obama. i can see obama sending fema in advance of the hurricane hitting tampa. so that the republican convention is nothing but a bunch of tents in tampa. a bunch of rvs and stuff. make it look like a disaster area before the hurricane even gets there. >> did you ever think rush limbaugh would warn us of a skewed weather report? float the idea of a tax increase in his state. well, it's about the need to beef up the military personnel in case civil war breaks out in case president...
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did he think obama was weak in the knees and if he pushed hard, obama would give a piece of obama care back? or did he want something that would all explode and everybody would be jumping around like it has happened? what was he planning? >> i have no idea. look, i think people are starting to wonder, you know, number one, did they ov overestimate? he seems like a really clever guy, but this never made sense. this never made one iota of sense that president obama would voluntarily renounce his biggest legislative accomplishment. it was never going to happen. >> let's figure why he made the mistake. it's smart to learn. i'm going to go back to chip on this question. you know, back in the '60 campaign nixon thought he could carry the south because all the business guys out there, business guys with some money in their pockets were all downtown atlanta that day. and he got the idea because they're applauding him, i'm going to carry georgia. i'm going to break this solid south. he didn't. he was misled by leading indicators. was cruz overwhelmed by all the applause meters at all those righ
did he think obama was weak in the knees and if he pushed hard, obama would give a piece of obama care back? or did he want something that would all explode and everybody would be jumping around like it has happened? what was he planning? >> i have no idea. look, i think people are starting to wonder, you know, number one, did they ov overestimate? he seems like a really clever guy, but this never made sense. this never made one iota of sense that president obama would voluntarily...
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the barack obama anger translator. but i, also, do think, you know, kind of knowing people who worked in the white house, barack obama really, truly, did believe in bipartisanship. really, truly, did believe that he could -- that some -- that some of the kind of the poisonous in our policy, in our politics, was the legacy of the baby-boom generation, and he could transcend it. i think barack obama's biggest mistake in politics was having too much faith in the decency and governing intentions of the republican party. and i think that that's all gone now. >> before we have to wrap for the hour. i did want to talk to you about the nation's coronavirus response. we know these negotiations have been taking place in washington. hopefully, presumably, early next week, we'll have some kind of draft deal between members of congress and the white house. this week, we had another hearing with the leaders of the task force. the medical leaders of the task force fighting coronavirus. dr. anthony fauci said he was cautiously optimis
the barack obama anger translator. but i, also, do think, you know, kind of knowing people who worked in the white house, barack obama really, truly, did believe in bipartisanship. really, truly, did believe that he could -- that some -- that some of the kind of the poisonous in our policy, in our politics, was the legacy of the baby-boom generation, and he could transcend it. i think barack obama's biggest mistake in politics was having too much faith in the decency and governing intentions of...
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obama, and my mother and sisters to come on stage to present president obama with the profile in courage award for 2017. [ applause ] [ applause ] [ applause ] >> hello, everybody. thank you so much. thank you very much. thank you. please, everybody have a seat. thank you. thank you very much. well, first of all, thank you so much, jack, for that really kind introduction. and i like the socks [ laughter ] i also want to thank you and rose and tatiana and your dad for sharing caroline with us for the past few years as america's ambassador to japan. caroline, you are true to form did your country proud, and i am sure that your father, and mom would have been proud eest of a. i sure was proud. and i'm grateful for your friendship. i want to thank ken feinberg for his service as chairman of the john f. kennedy presidential library foundation and over the past 12 years he administered support to my administration when we were dealing with the b.p. oil spill. and the 9/11 he has rendered public service again and again and again, and we are grateful for him. it is wonderful -- [ applause ] it i
obama, and my mother and sisters to come on stage to present president obama with the profile in courage award for 2017. [ applause ] [ applause ] [ applause ] >> hello, everybody. thank you so much. thank you very much. thank you. please, everybody have a seat. thank you. thank you very much. well, first of all, thank you so much, jack, for that really kind introduction. and i like the socks [ laughter ] i also want to thank you and rose and tatiana and your dad for sharing caroline with...
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i remember interviewing president obama about income inequality in the fall of 2007. what he was doing in this speech is making a broad argument for government action across the board, not just on things like the minimum wage, but also domestic investments and infrastructure and education, job training. also his health care law. he's always seen the aforfordab care act as one element of an agenda to give a foundation of stability and security economically under people as they try to get into the middle class. he was reiterating that argument today. as you said, the shift to a more offensive argument shows how key it was to get that website working by the december 1st deadline because that is something that allows the administration to shift and make a different kind of argument. we will see, of course, whether or not as the president pointed out in his speech, whether they achieve the enrollment numbers and the mix of enrollment, the kind of people they want enrolling in those exchanges to make them financially viable, but he's making an argument that once that takes
i remember interviewing president obama about income inequality in the fall of 2007. what he was doing in this speech is making a broad argument for government action across the board, not just on things like the minimum wage, but also domestic investments and infrastructure and education, job training. also his health care law. he's always seen the aforfordab care act as one element of an agenda to give a foundation of stability and security economically under people as they try to get into...
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obama's a man of the world. he respects other countries, accepts the fact we are, we americans, part of this planet. maybe the best part. but we share the world and we better be a smart, just, and competent citizen in it. we need to take the long view of our interests and use our influence when we can, but also avoid stuff that makes the future more dangerous. romney, well, clearly he's in debt to the hawks, the neoconservatives who write the stufer we heard last night, this talk of accusing the president of iran of genocide for the things he said about israel. it's purely political stuff. that and what he said about russia being our number one enemy in the world today. all this old cold war stuff. what's beneath it? who knows. what we do know is he feels the need to wear that neocon suit. will he rip it off if elect? why would anyone think that? he spoke about wanting a peaceful planet. talk about learning a dance for the occasion. john rileman and ron reagan join us. mitt has a tendency to assume whatever poli
obama's a man of the world. he respects other countries, accepts the fact we are, we americans, part of this planet. maybe the best part. but we share the world and we better be a smart, just, and competent citizen in it. we need to take the long view of our interests and use our influence when we can, but also avoid stuff that makes the future more dangerous. romney, well, clearly he's in debt to the hawks, the neoconservatives who write the stufer we heard last night, this talk of accusing...
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obama care is happening. it's happening. you know, that's over. people are signing up for insurance. it's like lets get past it. are you going to take it away from them? it's ridiculous at this point. >> the speaker pointed to mini spending bills through the house. first it's like ctheater. basically making a list of all programs essential and foundational to american democracy. >> one by one. the rule they seem to have is anyone who can get on the evening news in any form can have their program reopened. if there's a story about a child whose horrible cancer condition is not treated, you can be open. if you've got a memorial, you can be open. anyone in the public eye, you can be open. one by one. the plan they are trying to do is open every part of the government except the implementation of obama care. democrats aren't going to agree to that. >> ben, i'm fascinated unending by the fractures within the republican party. they are the hard line conservatives, the hard line tea partiers versus the moderates. there's also you get these reports from c
obama care is happening. it's happening. you know, that's over. people are signing up for insurance. it's like lets get past it. are you going to take it away from them? it's ridiculous at this point. >> the speaker pointed to mini spending bills through the house. first it's like ctheater. basically making a list of all programs essential and foundational to american democracy. >> one by one. the rule they seem to have is anyone who can get on the evening news in any form can have...
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coming up, obama from the train. president obama says that's just what mitt romney plays with medicare. the president took the medicare issue to where it matters most politically, the state of florida. >>> also, running against romney. we'll talk to the whom with ran against him for governor of massachuset massachusetts. shannon o'brien. >>> and the great new series "the newsroom" he'll join us live in our newsroom, the real thing this time. and the speaker and snooki were face to face the other night. we have to see that in action. here it is. >> snooki, newt, newt, snooki. >> i know, what up? >> more of that in the "side show." this is "hardball" the place for politics. stbucks refreshers™ -- a breakthrough in natural energy. made with real fruit, starbucks refreshers™ are delicious low calorie drinks you can feel good about. ♪ rethink how you re-energize. ♪ get a boost of natural energy with a new starbucks refreshers™, in three ways. natural energy from green coffee extract, only from starbucks. have gi
coming up, obama from the train. president obama says that's just what mitt romney plays with medicare. the president took the medicare issue to where it matters most politically, the state of florida. >>> also, running against romney. we'll talk to the whom with ran against him for governor of massachuset massachusetts. shannon o'brien. >>> and the great new series "the newsroom" he'll join us live in our newsroom, the real thing this time. and the speaker and...
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i want to go back to obama's record here. all during the 2008 campaign when he was he -- is this a continuation of worthy cause to be fought for in afghanistan, che check. was it negotiated, a residual force with afghanistan is an agreement for an agreement to negotiate an agreement about having the residual course and the size of it. this agreement today is a political document between two countries, so it's a commitment of anie request. you said this is the policy going forward, the issue of a residual force is on the table and, frankly, is expected to be negotiated and happen post-2014 in some form or another. now, in this agreement they outline certain. they will not use any troops based in afr they want to utilize contact inside a. i think you real reasons to negotiate having fortd stick around in afghanistan. something he did not. is this something object observe is this what you have of all the other positively tickets? this is something he believes in. joe biden as president saying, let's just stay together. now he sa
i want to go back to obama's record here. all during the 2008 campaign when he was he -- is this a continuation of worthy cause to be fought for in afghanistan, che check. was it negotiated, a residual force with afghanistan is an agreement for an agreement to negotiate an agreement about having the residual course and the size of it. this agreement today is a political document between two countries, so it's a commitment of anie request. you said this is the policy going forward, the issue of...
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first of all on obama care. taking advice from romney is like taking advice from the captain of the "titanic" nautical advice from that captain. romney care was the precursor for -- the second thing where romney is wrong with the republicans are talking about is not shutting down the government. what they're talking about is defunding obama care. while still having the funding for everything else in place. we can argue whether that's a good idea or not, but what romney is throwing out there i think is wrong. >> wait a minute, let's get the truth out. they're saying if any continuing resolution to keep the government open includes any money for obama care, to implement a law, they will shut down the government. they will vote not to continue the government. that's what they're saying. >> that's not what cruz's office said today. what they put out is they believe there should be funding in place for all of the important things, but this is a defunding of obama care. >> that's the law of the land. how do you pass a
first of all on obama care. taking advice from romney is like taking advice from the captain of the "titanic" nautical advice from that captain. romney care was the precursor for -- the second thing where romney is wrong with the republicans are talking about is not shutting down the government. what they're talking about is defunding obama care. while still having the funding for everything else in place. we can argue whether that's a good idea or not, but what romney is throwing out...
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obama's to blame for slashing workers' hours. speaker john boehner joined the welcome news and put in the shiv. quote, president obama ought to call on his democratic-led senate to take up the stacks of jobs measures to get this economy moving. there aren't any. all this stuff, they won't lift it up an-inch. anyway, the house majority leader eric cantor followed boehner with statement that reads in part it's time democrats stop ignoring the stacks of bills so they can help hard-working americans with their stacks of bills. cleverly put. they didn't even show up to work. they issued these statements on paper. >> it's unconscionable. it's unconscionable of all the people to say stop sitting on your hands, start passing some legislation. here's a dude who's basically a dead end for any kind of bipartisan effort of anything at all times and then has the audacity two weeks ago go back home in ohio and say, oh, whoa, it's so hard passing legislation, telling members of his own party to buck up. i mean it's outrageous. >> let's look at
obama's to blame for slashing workers' hours. speaker john boehner joined the welcome news and put in the shiv. quote, president obama ought to call on his democratic-led senate to take up the stacks of jobs measures to get this economy moving. there aren't any. all this stuff, they won't lift it up an-inch. anyway, the house majority leader eric cantor followed boehner with statement that reads in part it's time democrats stop ignoring the stacks of bills so they can help hard-working...
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bush, president obama, speaker pelosi, thank you and representative hoyer and representative clyburn. who i really thank for, with the stroke of a hand, ending an interfamily fight within our party, proving that peace is needed by everyone. madam mayor, thank you. you have faced more than a fair share of challenges in these last few months, and you have faced them with candor and dignity and honor, and i thank you for your leadership. [ applause ] >> i must say for a fellow that got his start speaking to chickens, john's gotten a pretty fineely organized and deeply deserved sendoff this last week. his home home going has been something to behold. i think it's important that all of us who loved him remember that he was, after all, a human being, a man like all other humans born with strengths that he made the most of when many don't, born with weaknesses that he worked hard to beat down when many can't, but still a person. it made him more interesting, and it made him in my mind even greater. 20 years ago we celebrated the 35th anniversary of the selma march. and we walked together alo
bush, president obama, speaker pelosi, thank you and representative hoyer and representative clyburn. who i really thank for, with the stroke of a hand, ending an interfamily fight within our party, proving that peace is needed by everyone. madam mayor, thank you. you have faced more than a fair share of challenges in these last few months, and you have faced them with candor and dignity and honor, and i thank you for your leadership. [ applause ] >> i must say for a fellow that got his...
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since president obama was elected, the public sector has lost 600,000 jobs. the unemployment rate would tho. public sector jobs remain the drag on the national economy. while private sector growth has continued uninterrupted, government jobs continue to be in the red. the president made this point today. >> as i said, we created 4.3 million jobs over the last 27 months. over 800,000 just this year alone. the private sector is doing fine. where we're seeing weaknesses in our economy have to do with state and local government. often times cuts initiated by governors or mayors who are not getting the kind of help they have from the past. >> it didn't take long for republicans to pounce on president obama's comments. u mitt romney made sure to take care of the two words doing fine. >> he said the private sector is doing fine. he said the private sector is doing fine. is he really that out of touch? i think he's defining what it means to be detached and out of touch with the american people. >> the house republican leaders had mitt romney's back during their own n
since president obama was elected, the public sector has lost 600,000 jobs. the unemployment rate would tho. public sector jobs remain the drag on the national economy. while private sector growth has continued uninterrupted, government jobs continue to be in the red. the president made this point today. >> as i said, we created 4.3 million jobs over the last 27 months. over 800,000 just this year alone. the private sector is doing fine. where we're seeing weaknesses in our economy have...
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there will be a moment of this pope being a pastor and a shepard to president obama. he was strongly affected by the archbishop of chicago who brought to the world his seamless ethic of life. erg from conception to natural death including war, poverty, is part of the church's pro life message. >> let's talk a little bit about that area where they disagree. there's a divide. and we can start with what happened just two days ago. the u.s. supreme court hearing arguments on the validity of the religious exemptions of the contraception mandate. it's something that the conference of catholic bishops, which is a powerful lobby within the vatican, there's a political component to this as well. they have the pope's ear. this has been very important to them. no doubt there's going to be a conversation there. i don't know it's going to be a conversation that's going to change any minds. >> also two days ago, i believe it was just yesterday the pope was having a meeting with vatican staffers that deal with health care. he once again reemphasized the church's position that we mus
there will be a moment of this pope being a pastor and a shepard to president obama. he was strongly affected by the archbishop of chicago who brought to the world his seamless ethic of life. erg from conception to natural death including war, poverty, is part of the church's pro life message. >> let's talk a little bit about that area where they disagree. there's a divide. and we can start with what happened just two days ago. the u.s. supreme court hearing arguments on the validity of...
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he did not explain the context of barack obama's remarks. he said only that critics would allege that mitt romney was twisting barack obama's -- he's not an allie. critics will allege that because it's true. we'll have to see whether mitt romney will be in the getaway as you put it, very aptly lying about what barack obama says. >> i think in normal conversation you wouldn't along with the president much longer. every time you said something about him, they took out two sentences and dumped them or make a point you never made. >> i go back to this, they are going for the fresh meat out there. the voter who has not paid attention and the owner worried about the other guy because he is a politician. >> losing the comedy is bad. both sides will be disappointed that barack obama has not done something better. some argue he saved us from the depression but it's not where we want to be. the ads that take the lines out of context, you didn't build that. the private sector is fine and all this stuff. it plays on that. and ron is exactly right. the r
he did not explain the context of barack obama's remarks. he said only that critics would allege that mitt romney was twisting barack obama's -- he's not an allie. critics will allege that because it's true. we'll have to see whether mitt romney will be in the getaway as you put it, very aptly lying about what barack obama says. >> i think in normal conversation you wouldn't along with the president much longer. every time you said something about him, they took out two sentences and...
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obama won, america is done, it's over. jimmy, roll the credits. >> anyway, then there's the question, what did mitt romney say to president obama during the concession phone call? jimmy fallon had some ideas. >> hello, president obama. >> all right. >> is this your concession call or are you still busy watching fox news? >> no, no. this is my concession call. congratulations, blah, blah, blah, you did it. >> hey, hey, hey, now, everything okay? seem a little down. >> just that i really wanted to be president. i was going to create 12 million jobs. >> well, look, look, buck up. you created one job, except it was for me. >> all right, very funny. you got me. you know, i can laugh at myself. ha, ha, ha. >> one last incarnation of the romney laugh. also, any clue what this post election tweet from a blogger with the atlantic politics wire is getting at? quote, it's perfectly reasonable to plan a transition after election but we rarely see one -- see what the loser was planning. here goes, if you had followed the link posted in
obama won, america is done, it's over. jimmy, roll the credits. >> anyway, then there's the question, what did mitt romney say to president obama during the concession phone call? jimmy fallon had some ideas. >> hello, president obama. >> all right. >> is this your concession call or are you still busy watching fox news? >> no, no. this is my concession call. congratulations, blah, blah, blah, you did it. >> hey, hey, hey, now, everything okay? seem a little...
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that actually is already in the obama care law, it is already law. you also have the right to bestow the name wednesday that comes after tuesday, if you like, it already exists, the income verifications thing that they won is already in the loss, sure, you can have that. but all the other long, arcane, imp improvized, constantly changing notes, we shut down the government, better come up with a reason why, an entire list of demands they came up with, in exchange for opening the government, we now know in the entire list they are going to get nothing. nothing. you can argue for what you want through the legislative process by trying to make legislation, amend bills, do great in debates, win votes. you can try to win through the legislative process. you can try to win what you want through policy by winning electionin elections. but when you lose policy fights and you lose elections, the line was drawn here tonight to say you know what? there is not a third way. there is not another means of policy-making available to you in washington that involves yo
that actually is already in the obama care law, it is already law. you also have the right to bestow the name wednesday that comes after tuesday, if you like, it already exists, the income verifications thing that they won is already in the loss, sure, you can have that. but all the other long, arcane, imp improvized, constantly changing notes, we shut down the government, better come up with a reason why, an entire list of demands they came up with, in exchange for opening the government, we...
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does president obama have a convincing jobs plan? and the hard commitment to sell it to the american people, and to fight the republicans tooth and nail to get it passed. or make them pay if they try and stop him. great question. question two -- can governor rick perry prove himself the obvious conservative challenger to president obama next year? comes down to two events. the big obama speech thursday. the big republican debate here tomorrow night. by friday a.m., the reviews will be in and we'll know where things stand. what a week. we start coverage now with a new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll, with lows for both president obama and the u.s. congress. politico's editor-in-chief co-moderates the debate with brian williams. also with us is "new york" mass sine's john heilemann. look at the first big set of number, gentlemen. these are amazing. start with the bleak numbers for president obama from our nbc/"wall street journal" poll. here's a new low. when it comes to job approval, the best number you can have, just 44% approve
does president obama have a convincing jobs plan? and the hard commitment to sell it to the american people, and to fight the republicans tooth and nail to get it passed. or make them pay if they try and stop him. great question. question two -- can governor rick perry prove himself the obvious conservative challenger to president obama next year? comes down to two events. the big obama speech thursday. the big republican debate here tomorrow night. by friday a.m., the reviews will be in and...
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it's the first big decision president obama has to make. it looltion it's between john kerry and u.n. ambassador susan rice. will the president go with the 2004 presidential candidate or his apparent favorite? >>> also a report on the latest in the fighting that i think could lead to a war with iran. >>> talk about the gop's woman problem. in story county, nevada, republican businessman who employs lots of women got elected county commissioner. the things is the woman he em plous is is brothel, the mustang ramp. this is "hardball," the place for politics. [ fishing rod casting line, marching band playing ] [ male announcer ] the rhythm of life. [ whistle blowing ] where do you hear that beat? campbell's healthy request soup lets you hear it... in your heart. [ basketball bouncing ] heart healthy. great taste. mmm... [ male announcer ] sounds good. it's amazing what soup can do. >>> another victory for a democrat in a close house race. ron barber, the successor to gabrielle giffords has won his race in southern arizona. barber defeated marth
it's the first big decision president obama has to make. it looltion it's between john kerry and u.n. ambassador susan rice. will the president go with the 2004 presidential candidate or his apparent favorite? >>> also a report on the latest in the fighting that i think could lead to a war with iran. >>> talk about the gop's woman problem. in story county, nevada, republican businessman who employs lots of women got elected county commissioner. the things is the woman he em...
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president obama calls for congress to act on a scaled down deal that would spare the middle class on tax hikes from the first of the year. he spoke with john boehner tonight but is grand bargain still possible when everybody is leaving town. then in the weeks since the shooting massacre in a town that left hand 20 children and six educators dead, we've been hearing for plenty calling for new gun control laws but little from the nra until now. in a bizarre meeting, the head of the nra said the solution to gun vie lerchs in this country is simple. more guns. armed officers, in fact, in every school. it's the same line we've heard from nra, but has the country's relationship with guns fundamentally changed since newtown? and what we saw is yet another symptom of a real problem for the gop. they don't believe in compromise and they've lurched too far to the right. >>> plus replacing hillary clinton, john kerry gets the job he's waited for his whole life. president obama tapped john kerry as the next secretary of state. >>> and let me finish with the new movie about getting bin laden and
president obama calls for congress to act on a scaled down deal that would spare the middle class on tax hikes from the first of the year. he spoke with john boehner tonight but is grand bargain still possible when everybody is leaving town. then in the weeks since the shooting massacre in a town that left hand 20 children and six educators dead, we've been hearing for plenty calling for new gun control laws but little from the nra until now. in a bizarre meeting, the head of the nra said the...
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did he think obama was weak in the knees and if he pushed hard, obama would give a piece of obama care back? or did he want something that would all explode and everybody would be jumping around like it has happened? what was he planning? >> i have no idea. look, i think people are starting to wonder, you know, number one, did they overestimate? he seems like a really clever guy, but this never made sense. this never made one iota of sense that president obama would voluntarily renounce his biggest legislative accomplishment. something democrats have been trying to do since harry truman. it was never going to happen. >> let's figure why he made the mistake. it's smart to learn. i'm going to go back to chip on this question. you know, back in the '60 campaign nixon thought he could carry the south because all the business guys out there, business guys with some money in their pockets were all downtown atlanta that day. and he got the idea because they're applauding him, i'm going to carry georgia. i'm going to break this solid south. he didn't. he was misled by leading indicators. was c
did he think obama was weak in the knees and if he pushed hard, obama would give a piece of obama care back? or did he want something that would all explode and everybody would be jumping around like it has happened? what was he planning? >> i have no idea. look, i think people are starting to wonder, you know, number one, did they overestimate? he seems like a really clever guy, but this never made sense. this never made one iota of sense that president obama would voluntarily renounce...
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you're sitting at dinner with president obama, he says i need some time with you. tell me what i need to know when i face this guy in a debate. what do you say? >> well, i think that the most important thing is to really focus on his values, because i think that for, you know, it's almost 20-some-odd years now mitt romney has been running for higher office, and i think that it's really the values that are lacking there and i think that's what they are trying to do, that's what this whole thing about bain is, his record at bain, is about values, a difference between someone who cares about middle-class people, who cares about investing in the infrastructure and educational system so that all people have a chance to do well. that's what i'd tell him. >> what would you say to make it relevant to people. how does the president make it relevant to people he was a ruthless business guy who made a huge amount of money quickly because he was willing to push the edges, push the envelope. how does that affect the average person right now? i'm asking you to tell the president
you're sitting at dinner with president obama, he says i need some time with you. tell me what i need to know when i face this guy in a debate. what do you say? >> well, i think that the most important thing is to really focus on his values, because i think that for, you know, it's almost 20-some-odd years now mitt romney has been running for higher office, and i think that it's really the values that are lacking there and i think that's what they are trying to do, that's what this whole...
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brewer endorsed president obama inadvertently. >> i know that if president obama is elected in november, which i hope he is, that we'll be able to come together with all of us and come up with a solution. and i believe he will secure our borders. and therefore we can resolve all those other issues as a simple matter. >> wow. that would be quite a shift in opinion after this well-known tarmac moment between governor brewer there and president obama. a spokesperson stepped up in that case as well to clean up the mess. also, look at the pointing finger there. also when president obama weighed in on how mitt romney's business experience would play into the responsibilities of being president. >> if you're a head of a large private equity firm or hedge fund, your job is to make money. it's not to create jobs. that doesn't necessarily make you qualified to think about the economy as a whole, because as president my job is to think about the workers. my job is to think about communities where jobs have been outsourced. >> so you can't lead a country as if you're the ceo of a big business. anyw
brewer endorsed president obama inadvertently. >> i know that if president obama is elected in november, which i hope he is, that we'll be able to come together with all of us and come up with a solution. and i believe he will secure our borders. and therefore we can resolve all those other issues as a simple matter. >> wow. that would be quite a shift in opinion after this well-known tarmac moment between governor brewer there and president obama. a spokesperson stepped up in that...
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if president obama -- that's right. if president obama cuts any of the big three, he is going to be turning his back on the middle class. because social security was not on the negotiating table when the obama team was out there saying that they're advocating for the middle class. this will be his legacy if he caves to these republicans, who for generations have wanted to go after the big three. now, am i getting off the obama bandwagon? let's see how all this goes. joining me tonight, senator bernie sanders of vermont. senator, good to have you with us. >> good to be here. >> is chain cpi a bad idea? >> it is a horrendous idea. it is totally absurd because for a start, social security has not contributed one penny to the deficit. social security today has a $2.7 trillion surplus, can pay out every benefit owed to every eligible american for the next 20 years. just today congressman pete defazio and i introduced legislation to make social security strong for the next 50 years on taxable income starting at $250,000. you
if president obama -- that's right. if president obama cuts any of the big three, he is going to be turning his back on the middle class. because social security was not on the negotiating table when the obama team was out there saying that they're advocating for the middle class. this will be his legacy if he caves to these republicans, who for generations have wanted to go after the big three. now, am i getting off the obama bandwagon? let's see how all this goes. joining me tonight, senator...
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and romney/obama years. that's how it's supposed to work. not so much tonight. >> not so much. and the success of those nights is that john mccain at least for his part knew he was going to fail, knew he was going to lose. i think it usually falls less than three weeks before election day. and if you know you're going to lose, a lot of people think of it as an opportunity to sort of begin restoring your legacy as the person you were before you ran. so that was the opportunity that john mccain seized. all the jokes were at his own expense. comedy is very difficult, that's why we love the comedians. but the strategy is simple. you make fun of yourself. the jokes are at your own expense. what i heard from sources close to trump is that there are not a lot of funny people at trump's tower. from my point of view, his mission of an epic failure. >> john, not a lot of funny people at trump tower, you don't seem surprised? >> no. i was even surprised by her speech, which had a fair number of barbs. the tradition at
and romney/obama years. that's how it's supposed to work. not so much tonight. >> not so much. and the success of those nights is that john mccain at least for his part knew he was going to fail, knew he was going to lose. i think it usually falls less than three weeks before election day. and if you know you're going to lose, a lot of people think of it as an opportunity to sort of begin restoring your legacy as the person you were before you ran. so that was the opportunity that john...
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do we expect something like that, obama, the deal maker, obama the praying mattist, to use democrats in the congress in that way, or not? >> i don't see their incentives as being that much different. i do think that president obama, the leader of the democratic party, really has the leverage. i don't -- i expect that if there is a deal, that democrats don't like, you'll hear grumbling from the democrats, but i would be very surprised if you hear outright revolt. what democrats in congress want is more money. that's what president obama is facing. a full second term of under very constrained circumstances. he wants more rev new. i think he also wants, as much as he feels like he has that sword over republicans, the fact is if the economy goes into recession, that is going to affect the prospects for a successful second term for him and n a profound way. >> congressman cummings, if i still have you, i'm interested in your take on this. i think some friction between even a democratic controlled white house and a democratic controlled house or a democratic controlled congress, there is s
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president obama in his farewell speech spoke to that. when donald trump talks about john lewis in this way, he knows exactly what he's doing. he's playing to some elements, not all. but some elements in his base who still have some racial and are against a barack obama presidency. he knows exactly what he's doing and john lewis speaking outnd otherrats coming forward and defendi jn lewis, we see a growing movement. we saw it in confirmation hearings with cory booker and kamala harris. the immigration fight is going to get really ugly and i think we'll see a new chapter in civil rights facts come january 20th. >> robert, we looked at 2014, 2015, 2016, ferguson, baltimore, new york. and this next presidency, whether it was going to be democratic or republican, this is what they were going to have to deal w does this new president, president-elect trump, does he come to the microphones, as did -- barack obama did early in his first administration and give that seminole speech on his view on race in america? >> that's an interesting question
president obama in his farewell speech spoke to that. when donald trump talks about john lewis in this way, he knows exactly what he's doing. he's playing to some elements, not all. but some elements in his base who still have some racial and are against a barack obama presidency. he knows exactly what he's doing and john lewis speaking outnd otherrats coming forward and defendi jn lewis, we see a growing movement. we saw it in confirmation hearings with cory booker and kamala harris. the...
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i don't know what obama's policy was. >> if he doesn't know what obama's policy was, one could say then why on earth would he say something like that? especially something as sensitive as this? but do you know if obama called general kelly? >> i just heard from a white house official within the last five minutes who just told me that in 2010 when general john kelly's son was killed in afghanistan, president obama never called general kelly or his family. again, that's according to an official here at the white house. we've reached out to president obama's office to see whether they have any comment about this. obviously this is a sensitive topic. not one that anybody wants to politicize although of course the president, president trump did bring this issue up. >> yeah. that's not true. absolutely somebody wants to politicize it. the president. he's the one who did it. >> to be clear, nobody else wants to politicize this right now. president obama's office, president bush's office, i spoke to both of them last night making it clear that in the past they would always either call or send a
i don't know what obama's policy was. >> if he doesn't know what obama's policy was, one could say then why on earth would he say something like that? especially something as sensitive as this? but do you know if obama called general kelly? >> i just heard from a white house official within the last five minutes who just told me that in 2010 when general john kelly's son was killed in afghanistan, president obama never called general kelly or his family. again, that's according to...
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across the board including obama care. no other choices and special privileges or exemptions or subsidies for washington. >> louisiana senator on the floor introducing legislation to help republicans labeling an exemption for federal employees. they welcome know wo of the latest talking points used against democrats. among them is republican congressman and congressman tom cotton. good morning to you. >> great to be on with you as always. >> the federal government is a large employer. the health care exchangers were not designed to do what they are doing to. they can argue by taking away the exemption that was taken away that you would actually be making it unfair for members of your staff, not more fair. what do you say? >> what the law says is clear. what the congress said they have to go in on january 1. no person will receive the contribution towards health insurance. the obama administration under pressure from democrats carved out a special deal to say the federal government will contribute 75%. that is wrong and not
across the board including obama care. no other choices and special privileges or exemptions or subsidies for washington. >> louisiana senator on the floor introducing legislation to help republicans labeling an exemption for federal employees. they welcome know wo of the latest talking points used against democrats. among them is republican congressman and congressman tom cotton. good morning to you. >> great to be on with you as always. >> the federal government is a large...
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we call it president obama faux obama. they have done ten of these photos in all. flat president obama posed at famous thai landmarks. even though we officially thought they toted cardboard obama around the country to do this, the state department says these are theme park replicas of major landmarks across thailand. so it's faux obama visiting faux thailand. the american embassy takes a heartwarmingly aggressive approach to courting good will from the locals. in addition to the cardboard president at the famous sites of thailand feature, they have lots of pictures of dogs, which they use to explain dog-related idioms. so this one is accompanied by an explanation of the phrase, dog eared. this one explains what dog tired means. this one explains what sick as a dog means. so we wish the fine folks at the u.s. embassy in bangkok congratulations on their presidential visit and their
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we have one candidate we know, barack obama. i think the overwhelming judgment of people is that this fella is who he seems to be, a bit cool, very smart, a good sense of humor on the personal side. a fairly pragmatic progressive on the government side. a tough, no-nonsense defender of the country on the defense side. what's he up against? good question. romney was a moderate up in massachusetts. he pushed the health care plan that pioneered what obama did. he was pro-choice. said he was more for gay rights than ted kennedy. then he went national, went right. by the end of this primary season, he's become nasty on immigration, talking about self-deportation as a method of enforcement, talking about god knows what when it comes to iran, pushing tax cuts for the wealthy, less regulation, basically a return to w., that era of republican rule that no one dare mitt dare talk about repeating openly. on the personal side, good question. romney says strange things about liking to fire people and about the marvelous nature of the ryan bu
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we don't have a new obama, it's a new strategy. and it's one in which he'll press the case and press it in public. and i think so far it's working. >> you wrote about the more visionary obama and a sort of return to liberalism, if you will, or at least it's now okay to say liberal in a way that maybe it hasn't been in a while. what do you make of john's comment that this isn't a new obama, it's a new strategy? >> if you read obama's books which is why i fell for the guy, reading him will, it's no surprise that he is essentially a liberal. he's essentially in that tradition. and it's a proud tradition. he doesn't use the word himself. but the fact that the "new york times" a banner headline and all these papers just use it. that used to be like swearing in public. well, it's okay to swear this public now. so everyone the word liberal -- >> this is a family show. >> i think what the side of all this that we haven't seen is, yes, he's demanding these things out of congress. he's not going to get all of them. he may get none of them or
we don't have a new obama, it's a new strategy. and it's one in which he'll press the case and press it in public. and i think so far it's working. >> you wrote about the more visionary obama and a sort of return to liberalism, if you will, or at least it's now okay to say liberal in a way that maybe it hasn't been in a while. what do you make of john's comment that this isn't a new obama, it's a new strategy? >> if you read obama's books which is why i fell for the guy, reading him...
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kerry gave obama that great nominating speech slot in 2004. but kerry has been able to be bipartisan in the true sense. he has been able to cut deals and work with senators -- senator murkowski is a friend of his from alaska, for example. this is going to be one of the best appointments, selections that the president could have made. and most people on capitol hill feel the same. >> quickly, will he go through confirmation easily? >> he will go through. i think vicki kennedy will come in and be the senator for that interim period. it's 145 to 160 days until governor deval patrick is going to set that up. i think he is probably going to run for senate. >> interesting. great to have you with us, professor. thank you so much. >>> coming up, the owner of some big-name chain restaurants sees profits plunge after they attempt to skirt obama care. stay tuned. that's next. >>> and of course we always love hearing from our viewers on twitter and our facebook page. many of you are responding to the nra's call for armed guards at all schools, an attempt
kerry gave obama that great nominating speech slot in 2004. but kerry has been able to be bipartisan in the true sense. he has been able to cut deals and work with senators -- senator murkowski is a friend of his from alaska, for example. this is going to be one of the best appointments, selections that the president could have made. and most people on capitol hill feel the same. >> quickly, will he go through confirmation easily? >> he will go through. i think vicki kennedy will...
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john kerry can help barack obama be just that. joining me now is nbc news chief white house correspondent and political director chuck todd and "the washington post's" nia malika henderson. do you know when the president decided with or along with ambassador rice to decide that she should formally remove herself from consideration? >> well, this is not just the story, but it was my understanding the president was never -- never asked her to do this. she came to this conclusion on her own sometime in the last 24 hours and decided it wasn't worth it, that this was causing the president a share of political problems. this was causing extra headaches that weren't necessary, so she made this decision on her own. i can tell you, the president has been conflicted on this for some time, and he'd been getting conflicting advice. some of his -- some of the political advice he had been getting is, you know, mr. president, how many fights do you want to have on the hill? democratic senators were quietly sending word to the white house, we've
john kerry can help barack obama be just that. joining me now is nbc news chief white house correspondent and political director chuck todd and "the washington post's" nia malika henderson. do you know when the president decided with or along with ambassador rice to decide that she should formally remove herself from consideration? >> well, this is not just the story, but it was my understanding the president was never -- never asked her to do this. she came to this conclusion...
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for president obama talks with russia prove promising. talks with speaker bane eer bo so much. >> this is not a cold war. this is not a contest between the united states and russia. >> could president obama win without a fight? >> this is stabilization by accident and maybe another case of obama good luck. >> we're definitely in a better position. >> a lot of ifs. is it going to work? >> i think it's going to work. >> we can't negotiate around the debt ceiling. >> they were dysfunctional before syria. they're dysfunctional now. >> using extortion and blackmail methods. >> the president is the individual who's talking about shutting down the government. >> i'm well aware of the deadline. so are my colleagues. >> they can't lead their caucus to a deal. >> anything that is remotely associated with me, they feel obliged to oppose. >> in an interview that aired this morning, president obama talked about everything from syria to congress, the constitution and his assessment of our economy. five years after the financial crisis. the president sa
for president obama talks with russia prove promising. talks with speaker bane eer bo so much. >> this is not a cold war. this is not a contest between the united states and russia. >> could president obama win without a fight? >> this is stabilization by accident and maybe another case of obama good luck. >> we're definitely in a better position. >> a lot of ifs. is it going to work? >> i think it's going to work. >> we can't negotiate around the debt...